“You came back,” a hollow whisper seems to echo, though the bird’s beak never moves. It tilts its head, and for a heartbeat, you see not a creature but a question mark made of shadow. A memory stirs: a child’s drawing, a cracked locket, a promise you forgot you made.
The bird hops closer, leaving no footprints in the ash. In its beak, a torn page from a journal — your handwriting, but smudged as if written underwater. shadowy bird snippet dreamlight valley
“Follow,” the silence says.
And despite every warning in your bones, you do. Would you like this expanded into a full quest log entry, character interaction, or a poem from the Valley? “You came back,” a hollow whisper seems to